What color is #F3E8EF?

#F3E8EF is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3E8EF?

The RGB value is 243, 232, 239: 243 red, 232 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3E8EF?

The complementary color is #E8F3EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3E8EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3E8EF color

#F3E8EF rgb(243, 232, 239)

Shades of gray

The hex color #F3E8EF is a very light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 91% green and 93.7% blue (243, 232, 239).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 31% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Bride (#EFE7EB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.6:1).

#F3E8EF color codes

HEX	`#F3E8EF`
RGB	`rgb(243, 232, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 91%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 31%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 5%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.01, 4.93, -2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.01, 5.34, 337.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(81.396, 83, 93.377)`
Decimal	`15984879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3E8EF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F3E8EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3E8EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F3E8EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3e8ef; }
.text { color: #f3e8ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3e8ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 232 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3e8ef, #f3e8ea); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F3E8EF?: #F3E8EF is a very light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bride. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3E8EF?: The RGB value is 243, 232, 239: 243 red, 232 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3E8EF?: The complementary color is #E8F3EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3E8EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.